Samsung Galaxy A42 vs ZTE Axon 30 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 02, 2020	Apr 15, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€340	$749 | €749

Design

Dimensions
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm	6.36 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches 161.5 x 72.9 x 8.0 mm
Weight
6.81 oz / 193.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey	Black, White, Gold, Green

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 91.21% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 60Hz	AMOLED, 144Hz, HDR
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 395 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2.3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 619	Adreno 660
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	4600 mAh
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 4+
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 65.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	64 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/1.97” Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 123 mm Sensor size: 1/4"
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 35 mm Sensor size: 1/1.97” Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (30 fps) OIS, Object tracking, EIS, 10-bit HDR
Front
20 MP (Autofocus)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,tri-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	DTS:X Virtual Surround
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6	n1, n3, n8, n41, n78
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 1.25 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg Phablet: 3.81 W/kg

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